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Say ‘no’ to DSA cuts
On June 30, 2014, an organization that represents children with disabilities and special needs explained the financial cuts they had made to the proposed increased budget…
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Personalized PBL: Student-Designed Learning
Engagement is missing from all student learning. Personalized project-based curricula are the answer to this problem. Learning becomes about collaboration between teachers and students. Teachers need…
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When High School Students Struggle with Textbook Reading
Sheila Valencia, a reading specialist, encourages teachers to provide structured guidance when giving textbook assignments. She has found that many high school students can’t cope with…
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Critical Thinking Toolbox: How to Brainstorm
Brainstorming is a creative process that takes an open-minded approach to problem solving. There are 6 parts to a successful brainstorming session. These steps entail picking…
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Uppervention: Meeting the Needs of Gifted and Talented Students
There are many gifted and talented students in the school system that may not be properly served by the system. Teachers and other educational leaders may…
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Dyslexia Lobby unites behind dyslexia diagnosis
The Dyslexia SpLD Trust are lobbying to keep the term dyslexia as a medically significant diagnosis which would entitle people who are diagnosed as dyslexic to…
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Game-Based Storytelling
Darby McDevitt, the lead writer of Assassin’s Creed game tells a surprising story about how the stories for video games are made and how detailed and…
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Making dyslexia at work easier to understand
In order to make dyslexia easier to understand, it is important to acknowledge that it does not effect only children but working adults too. Every day…
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Tech Thursday: Dyslexia-friendly passwords
This article provides tips and advice on how to create secure, yet “easier” to remember passwords for people with Dyslexia. The article suggests two key steps…
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How Robert Redford’s family are changing our thinking on dyslexia
Focusing on the big picture, rather than on limitations set by society, Dylan Redford, grandson of Robert Redford, proved that working through Dyslexia can not only…